Manager Project

Lenard Kanegawa

*** ****** ******, ******** ****, CA 91755

Home: 626-***-**** / Cell: 626-***-****

SUMMARY:

Currently working as a Research and Development Chef. I have over

seven years of Restaurant Management Experience. I am flexible and

learn quickly, highly skilled in all areas of both front of house

and back of house food preparation and hot line cooking. I have a

positive attitude and I am capable of handling challenging

situations. Very dedicated and hard working.

EDUCATION:

California School of Culinary Arts Pasadena, CA (Le Cordon Bleu)

Le Cordon Blue Culinary Arts Degree

AOS Degree in Culinary Arts

EXPERIENCE:

OVERHILL FARMS, Vernon CA September 2007 -

Present

Research and Development Chef - Responsible for creating and

developing new retail frozen food products for companies such as

Jenny Craig, Safeway, Target and Fresh & Easy. I have also

developed meals for the Airline industry such as American Airlines,

Northwest, and British Airlways. My job duties include working with

food nutritionist to meat the nutritional requirements for each

project as well as with the procurement department to obtain

ingredients necessary for the flavor profiles that the customer

requests.

ARAMARK AT&T Center #5560 March 2007 -

September 2007

Executive Chef - responsible for running a caf for a building

population of over 4000 people with weekly sales of 35K to 40K.

Stations included a salad bar, made to order salad station, grill,

rotisserie chicken, pasta, pizza, Latin, Hot daily specials,

sandwich and panini, and specialty coffee and juice bar.

ARAMARK UGS #4790 September 2005 -

March 2007

FSD - Executive Chef

Responsible for menu planning, catering events, food cost and

inventory, office work, scheduling, client relations and

all other aspects of daily operations.

Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen Express, Downtown Disney

December 2004 - September 2005

General Manager

Manage the daily operations of the Express Caf . High volume with

weekly sales above $45,000.

Baja Fresh Restaurant February 2004 -

December 2004

General Manager at Granada Hills

In charge of all store operations. Duties include scheduling and

training of staff, making sales projections,

lowering food cost percentages. Monitor stores P&L in order to cut

cost percentages.

Koo Koo Roo Restaurant April 2003 -

February 2004

Assistant General Manager at Torrance, General Manager at Redondo

Beach

Responsible for scheduling and budgeting. Reduced store direct labor

and variable costs below monthly budget levels.

Increased profits and lowered food cost percentages.

Belmont Village - Josephine's Kitchen September 2001 -

April 2003

Chef Manager

Responsible for all dining services, front and back of house. Duties

included planning menus, catering events, purchasing staffing and

maintaining all food and labor costs within budget.

Caf Beaujolais French Bistro July 2001 -

September 2001

Sous Chef

Assisted executive chef in operation of restaurant. Duties included

setting up hot line, dessert and garde manger stations. Ordering

products and planning specials.

Cayo Restaurant June 2001 - July

2001

Lead Line Cook

In charge of saut station. Fabricated all meats such as milk fed

veal chops, venison loin, tenderloin, aged rib eye,

duck, rack of lamb, Kobe beef and fois gras. Set up saut station

starches, vegetables and sauces, cooked to order.

Catal Restaurant at Downtown Disney December 2000 -

June 2001

Tournant Chef

Assisted sous chefs in setting up stations and preparing specials.

(hot appetizers, grill, saut and pasta stations).

The Party Staff, Inc (2001 Academy Awards) March 2001

Worked with chefs from Spago Restaurant to prepare food for the

Academy Awards.

California School of Culinary Arts, Pasadena 2000 - 2002

Teachers Assistant

Assisted in the instruction of classes in basic cooking skills.

Marukai Corporation, Asian Specialty Store 1997 - 2000

Purchasing Agent

Responsible for buying products from vendors, maintaining the sales

floor, merchandising all displays and

ad items, point of sales and back room inventory.

AADAP U.L.F.T. 1996 - 1997

Project Manager

Managed the Water Conservation Program which sponsored by the Los

Angeles Department of

Water and Power.

Marukai Corporation, Asian Specialty Store 1995

Sales Merchandiser

Yucaipa Company Grocery Stores (Alpha Beta Division)

1981 - 1995

Assistant Grocery Manager, Frozen Food Dept. Head, Night Crew Chief,

Receiving Manager

Worked with the grocery department manager ordering products,

planning and merchandising of store.

Part of store operations and management staff.

TRAINING:

Serve Safe Certification

American Red Cross Certification - First Aid Basics

Alpha Beta Training Center, La Habra

. Grocery Manager Training

. Forklift license

. Emergency disaster training

REFERENCES:

References will be furnished upon request.

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